Woman loses cat in divorce settlement, the cat runs away because "he's not getting on with the new girlfriend's dog", the ex-wife finds the cat curled up and sleeping in the back of her car: 'He wasn't lost. He was waiting...'

In divorce settlements, cats should choose who they go home with.

Adopting a cat together could be an amazing experience with the right person. Cats are like babies, essentially. It's a little living being to take care of together, a way to simulate what building a family together would look like, someone to make decisions for together, to love together… We've been there, we've done that, it's amazing. But with the wrong person… it'll just lead to problems.

What do you do if you adopt a cat with someone and then end up breaking up with them? Even if it's not a divorce, even if you're just dating or in a relationship, it would be hard. You cannot separate the cat. You can't have a custody agreement over the cat, moving it from one house to another multiple times a month. And at the end of the day, cats are not babies. Babies, you need to make decisions for becauase they cannot make decisions for themsleves. They can't choose who they want to go home with after a divorce. Cats can. As much as they might not want to make a choice, if they have to, they will. The cat in today's story sure did.

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We wish pets didn't become objects to mess with during breakups and divorce settlements. It's hard to give up a cat, but at the end of the day, it should be understood by everyone involved that it is the cat who should get to choose who it goes with. Maybe it loves both of its owners equally, and then, it really is a tough situation. But generally… we think that they are capable of making a choice, especially when they have to. And this little kitty definitely made the choice that is right for him.
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We cannot imagine the stress that this kitty was under in that home. A new human, a new dog, and his favorite human gone out of his life. Indoor cats, ones who are watched properly, have a hard time running away. Generally, because the door is closed and the humans are not letting them out. But this one was clearly determined. He has had enough of that place. And we can only be thankful that he somehow knew to find his way back to where he belonged, to where he was cared for properly, to where he actually wanted to be in his life.
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